It's going to depend heavily on your unique situation.

Right now the market is heavily in favor of the seller, so be cautious that you don’t determine your long-term strategies according to the numbers you are making in the current market.

*I have other properties with my brother, and my wife and I also invest pretty heavily in the stock market.  

I relied heavily on the PM to determine the rents, but we also used other RE tools like primary MLS's and Prop-stream to pull comparable rents in the area. 

I would still weigh your decision heavily on service- if you are in this for the long haul, you need a relationship with a lender who will go to bat for you!

There is also a great LinkedIn group run by Jefferson Lilly and you should ask that question there I think.I am not an operator, but my firm invest heavily with mobile home park operators.

When I started my search 1+ years ago I was heavily discouraged by a local realtor who said 1%+ was not realistic out there.  

When I started my search 1+ years ago I was heavily discouraged by a local realtor who said 1%+ was not realistic out there.  

I own several large apartment buildings and started purchasing homes in 1972, but  I barely got by until I started investing heavily into multi-unit properties in 2001 and I made $30 million since 2001 doing real estate only part-time while running a construction business with 60 employees.I would tell one of my relatives or friends to look for single family properties where collecting rents can barely keep up with inflation.

In terms of training - the programs for getting your license are pretty general knowledge and not heavily focused on investing, so I wouldnt worry too much about that portion.